Is Pacquiao in his prime?

He's now actually making up in experience what he lacks in athleticism.
I honestly believe he peaked in the ODLH fight and started to decline in the Clottey fight.
Could be very well be the higher weight tho, but seeing that he came in as a WW on the Margarito fight, the decline in speed is definitely there.
I expected him to dart in and out more, ala ODLH fight, but you can clearly see that there were exchanges that should've never happened if Pac were a tad faster vs Margarito.

 

hes def in his prime. bad training camp doesn't mean he's 'past it'. The guy demolished a 17 lb bigger margo in his last outing. He's in his prime. maybe slightly past his peak, but there's no way to know that right now.

 

still think he's on his prime and peak....
he looked slower in Clottey and Marg fight maybe because of the size diff.. and got frustrated getting through clottey's turtle defence...

i'm more keen on his concentration though.. he's mind is slightly on the politics.. and "i don't have to prove anything more"...

 

not in his peak and prime both physically and mentally. getting hit by much bigger guys like cotto, clottey and margo has started to take its toll. he's on a slow and steady decline.

he's post-prime now but definitely still not shot.

 

His prime was the Hatton fight. He is on the decline but it's such a slight decline that we probably wont see it for another couple years. Mayweather has had a bigger decline since his fight with Hatton than Pacquiao has had since his fight with Hatton.

 

say pacs prime was vs marquez,by that token put marquez in with margarito.fighting someone by far bigger than him,give him credit pac is a beast still !!

 

It's hard to say, we'll need someone to actually -expose- a deterioration that may have accumulated over the years. IMO I think he's still prime-ish just because I don't want to believe he's not prime by the time he fights Floyd but that's just wishful thinking. I do think however the Margo fight took a lot out of him. You can easily see it in his face post-fight.

 

He should move down in weight. Those extra pounds are hurting his speed.

 

Pacquiao is STILL in his prime. I personally think hes the same condition since his Hatton fight. I have noticed NO SIGNS of ANY slippage.

I still think Pacman is game and in the best in his career right now. But that could all change, I just hope his choice as a future in politics overpasses his boxing fundamentals!

 

Slightly past his prime...

 

As soon as he goes through taking the random drug testing if a Mayweather fight goes through, Pacquiao will be a shot fighter!

 

:deal harder for a lil guy to hang with the big dogs; even tho theyve been neutered

 

Pac isn't in his prime. He def looked slower in the clottey fight and Marg fight. Its easy to tell, just like Floyd's hand speed has decreased as well. Pac isn't the same fighter but he his still better than most.

 

What's funny about that knock down is that Pac was super dehydrated for that fight. From 128ish to 148ish in one night and marquez couldn't even knock him down.

 

Pacs in his prime!! Hes knocking out giants for ****s sake...